Friday, December 27, 2013

A bit of Christmas green came my way, so I decided to pull the trigger and finish up my Topps Type Collection. I know that may disappoint some of you who were wanting to send me something to help me complete it. There will be other opportunities, my friends.

I visited Check Out My Cards and plunked down some of that cash. Amazing what one can buy for less than the cost of a blaster. You might be scratching your head on why I selected some of them. Mark McGwire? Sammy Sosa? I remember having my son come to the television in the fall of 1998 to watch their at bats. He was just four and I don't know if he recalls it, but it is something that I remember. I realize now that they were flawed men, but at the time it was exciting. I'm not here to debate them, or other players. These are the cards I'm adding to my TTC because I think that it accurately reflected the times.

Don Bollweg? I met Don back in 1989. He was living in Carol Stream, IL, with his wife. They were involved with some apartments and I was involved with doing some disaster recovery for a cleaning company. I didn't fully realize who he was at the time. But a very nice man.

1951 Topps Red Backs
Mel Parnell (card # 10)
cost: $2.85

1952 Topps
Don Bollweg (card # 128 )
cost: $4.25

1955 Topps
Jack Parks (card # 23)
cost: $0.91

1957 Topps
Hal Jeffcoat (card # 93)
cost: $0.79

1958 Topps
Warren Hacker (card # 251)
cost: $0.71

1960 Topps
Tex Clevenger (card # 392)
cost: $0.45

1994 Topps
Steve Avery (card # 137)
cost: $0.39

1996 Topps
Dennis Eckersley (card # 368)
cost: $0.41

1998 Topps
Mark McGwire (card # 325)
cost: $0.46

2000 Topps
Sammy Sosa (card # 50)
cost: $0.75

Hopefully the cards will arrive next week and I'll be able to close out this little experiment. I ordered a few more cards to round out some of my other collecting interests. I'll be showing them after they arrive.

Now, to find some pages that will hold the cards from the 1950s. 2-5/8" x 3-3/4" fit very snugly in standard pages. I looked at the Ultra-Pro website and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. Any suggestions?

Sunday, December 22, 2013

My friend, Art Paul Schlosser, would like to wish Steve Garvey a very Happy Birthday. So would I.

Why did I select this card of Steve to show?

Well, it is part of my Topps Type Collection. I was sort of hoping to get a vertical card for that 1974 slot, but Steve is starting to grow on me. Thanks, Garvey Cey Russell Lopes, for encouraging me to celebrate one of the most fun players to watch in for almost two decades.

I picked up a few more cards for my Topps Type Collection. Over at listia I bid and won the Ron Kline. The seller kicked in the Bobby Shantz in for free. It set me back only 1,310 credits.

1953 ToppsRon Kline (card # 175)

1956 ToppsBobby Shantz (card # 261)

In a further effort to get the remaining cards I want I'm going to enter and plug a contest that Garvey Cey Russell Lopes is having to celebrate Steve Garvey's birthday. Check it out and wish Steve a Happy Birthday.

Friday, December 13, 2013

Travel back in time with me to 1998. On a warm night in July the Modesto A's played host to the Lancaster JetHawks. Thanks to Krier's Cards & Comics it was the Team Set Giveaway night. The first 1,000 fans got a set.